Selective harvest of large individuals should alter natural adaptive landscapes and drive
evolution toward reduced somatic growth and increased reproductive investment. However, few …

The collapse in recruitment of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) since the early 1980s has
been ascribed to possible overfishing, poisoning, parasitism, habitat loss and changes in …

The ability of natural selection to drive local adaptation has been appreciated ever since
Darwin. Whether human impacts can impede the adaptive process has received less attention. …

The present study focuses on the relative sensitivity among freshwater fish species to
aqueous aluminium. Seven common Scandinavian fish species were exposed to acidic Al-rich …

1. For organisms inhabiting strongly seasonal environments, over-winter mortality is thought
to be severe and size-dependent, with larger individuals presumed to survive at a higher …

The ideal free distribution (IFD) theory is one of the most influential theories in evolutionary
ecology. It predicts how animals ought to distribute themselves within a heterogeneous …

The toxicity of aluminium to fish is related to interactions between aluminium and the gill
surface. We investigated the possible effect of water ionic strength on this interaction. The …

Background Evaluating the limits of adaptation to temperature is important given the IPCC-predicted
rise in global temperatures. The rate and scope of evolutionary adaptation can be …

European eel migrate from freshwater or coastal habitats throughout Europe to their
spawning grounds in the Sargasso Sea. However, their route (∼ 6000 km) and orientation …

Understanding the factors that shape the evolution of gene expression is a central goal in
biology, but the molecular mechanisms behind this remain controversial. A related major goal …